A method for compensating valve drift in an internal combustion engine having a variable valve train; in the method, an actual value of the current operating state of the internal combustion engine is determined in an air expenditure map and compared to a desired value of the air expenditure map, whereupon the air expenditure map is corrected.
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1. A method for compensating valve drift in an internal combustion engine having a variable valve drive, the method comprising the steps of: determining an actual value of an instantaneous operating state of the internal combustion engine in a volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram, which volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram provides an air consumption in dependence on a closing point in time of an inlet valve, using a mass flow sensor; comparing the actual valve with a setpoint value of the volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram to determine a difference; and compensating the valve drift by subsequently correcting the volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram based on the difference.
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The present application is a 371 of International application PCT/EP2016/001166, filed Jul. 7, 2016, which claims priority of DE 10 2015 214 179.9, filed Jul. 27, 2015, the priority of these applications is hereby claimed and these applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates to a method for compensating valve drift in an internal combustion engine having a variable valve drive.
In internal combustion engines which are operated with gas, the necessary mixture mass of air and gas is determined using a volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram. Such engine control functions very reliably with a rigid valve drive.
However, with a variable valve drive changes occur in the valve behavior during the operation of the internal combustion engine. These changes are also referred to as valve drift. These changes can be caused by external influences or by ageing processes in a valve or in the valve control, as a result of which changes occur in the opening behavior or the closing behavior. For example, the changes in the valve behavior can be caused by the hydraulic components or by the masses to be moved. Further causes can be e.g. changes in the friction conditions, wear of the valve plates or surface roughening of the valve plates. As a result, the volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram is no longer up to date and therefore the mixture mass can no longer be determined with sufficient precision. This influences the running behavior of the internal combustion engine and its efficiency. A mixture mass which is adapted to the respective operating conditions of the internal combustion engine gives rise to knocking or misfires.
The invention is based on the object of providing a method for compensating valve drift in an internal combustion engine, which method permits precise feeding of the mixture quantity with a simple design and easy, cost-effective implementation.
According to the invention there is therefore provision that in an internal combustion engine, in particular a gas engine, with variable valve drive, an actual value of the instantaneous operating state of the internal combustion engine is determined by means of a mass flow sensor. In a volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram of the internal combustion engine, this actual value is compared with the associated setpoint value of the volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram. The volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram is corrected on the basis of the resulting difference.
With the method according to the invention, the advantage is therefore obtained that the determination of the mixture quantity can be carried out directly by means of a volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram. This has the large advantage that the mixture quantity can be determined quickly and precisely. Whereas in the sensors which are known from the prior art the determination of the mixture quantity is too slow, and in many ranges too imprecise to correct valve drift, according to the invention a method is provided which permits the desired correction very easily.
In one preferred refinement of the invention there is provision that the correction of the characteristic diagram is carried out by shifting the characteristic diagram, i.e. the respective lines of the setpoint values of the characteristic diagram. This shifting can be performed very easily in a computational fashion. In one alternative refinement of the invention, the correction is carried out by adding a correction factor. This also results in shifting or adaptation of the characteristic diagram to the present operating behavior of the internal combustion engine.
It is particularly favorable if according to the invention the air/gas mixture mass flow is measured in an intake path of the internal combustion engine by means of the mass flow sensor. In this context, the advantage is obtained that there is sufficient installation space in the intake path for the installation of the mass flow sensor. In addition, the measurement is not affected by interference operating parameters, for example pressure waves, vibrations or the like.
It is particularly favorable if the measurement by means of the mass flow sensor is carried out in the intake path downstream of a gas feed into the intake path. Downstream of the gas feed there is a stable mixture present which can be determined reliably by the mass flow sensor.
In the method according to the invention, the measurement by means of the mass flow sensor is preferably carried out upstream of a compressor which is arranged in the intake path. This prevents pressure waves of the compressor from adversely affecting the measurement.
The method according to the invention can be applied, in particular, in stationary gas engines, but can be used generally for all types of gas engines.
In a particularly advantageous way, the method according to the invention can be carried out during a stationary operation state of the internal combustion engine. This stationary operating state occurs, in particular, if the operation does not experience any change in load over a time period of longer than 30 seconds. There can also be provision that according to the invention the system waits for a steady state in a quiet engine phase of several minutes until the measurement according to the invention is carried out.
According to the invention, as a result of the correction of the characteristic diagram the charge pressure and/or the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine can be changed or corrected, in order to compensate the valve drift.
The invention has been explained above on the basis of a mass flow sensor. According to the invention, different types of such sensors or probes can be used, for example also cylinder pressure sensors, in order to determine the air/gas mixture mass flow.
The method according to the invention therefore ensures that the volumetric efficiency characteristic diagram of the internal combustion engine maintains its precision and therefore the mixture quantity can be determined quickly and precisely.
A further advantage of the application of the method according to the invention is also that measuring errors or sensor errors of further sensors which can used to perform open-loop or closed-loop control of the internal combustion engine can be determined.
The invention will be described below on the basis of an exemplary embodiment in conjunction with the drawing, in which:
Fimml, Wolfgang, Boyde, Jan, Schäfer, Erika
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